India may relax rice export restrictions to prevent domestic oversupply
By Bloomberg The government is considering allowing white rice shipments with a fixed duty, said the people, who asked not
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Dip in wheat procurement in MP, govt cites higher market price as reason
By Shruti Tomar After securing record high procurement of wheat in India in 2021, Madhya Pradesh saw a 33% dip
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Kharif sowing up 14%, paddy area rises 19%
By Sandip Das Thanks to the monsoon rains in the ‘active’ phase in the last fortnight, sowing of kharif crops
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Monsoon ends its deficit, sowing operation picks up with focus on pulses and oilseeds
by Vishwa Mohan With the monsoon rainfall over the country as a whole turning from 11% deficit on June 30
Read MoreCustoms foil rice smuggling via Kochi port disguised as salt shipments sparks alert
By Toby Antony Customs has seized shipments of long-grain white rice being sneaked out of Kochi port passed off as
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PDS rice diversion goes on unabated in Mancherial
By Padala Santosh Diversion of rice grains meant for the public distribution system (PDS) is continuing unabated in Mancherial district
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Paddy sowing 94% less than ‘normal’ in June 2024, data shows
The area under paddy, India’s primary Kharif crop, was 94 per cent less than its ‘normal’ sown area as of
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Govt may increase price of subsidised Bharat Rice amid signs that subsidised grain being diverted to open market
Govt may increase the price of subsidised Bharat Rice being sold at Rs 29 a kg in five and 10
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India may review rice export ban in September if the rain gods smile
By Adrija Chatterjee The central government is likely to review in September the restrictions placed on exports of certain varieties
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Despite monsoon deficit, Kharif acreage up 32% in June, driven by pulses & oilseeds
By Vishwa Mohan The country has reported higher acreage of summer-sown Kharif crops in June compared to the corresponding period
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